For new readers to our blog, my name is Kelsey, and I blog here at Everyday Fray with my cousin Amanda (who is really more of a sister/enabler/confidant). Though we are both Canadian, I am currently the only one holding down the fort up here in the Great White North, proudly residing in Calgary, Alberta. While Amanda has sought temporary refuge from the cold down in sunny California, she is undoubtedly Canadian to the core (and we hope to woo her back here one day!). If you'd like to know more about our journey, feel free to read more about us here!

Our blog is a compilation of both of our crafty imaginations, and the content on our blog is written by A (Amanda), K (Kelsey - that's me!), or A&K. While our focus is modern quilting, we strive to challenge ourselves, and often include various other crafts we're working on like sewing, cross stitch, needle work, weaving, knitting etc.

Now onto the fun part of playing blog hop hostess, let's have a giveaway! Sew Sister's have generously donated a giveaway today for our readers - two charm packs of Tula Pink's newest fabric line Moon Shine, as well as two spools of matching Aurifil thread!

For an opportunity to win this coordinated collection, please comment below letting us know your favourite way to use charm squares.

Contest Rules:

One entry per person.

The contest will stay open until 11:59 pm MST on Sunday November 23rd, 2014.

The winner will be announced on our blog on Monday November 24th, 2014.

International entries are welcome (you don't have to be Canadian to hop along with us!).

If you are a no-reply blogger, a wordpress blogger, or do not have a blog account - please leave your email in your comment so we can contact you if you win!

Interested in seeing what other great Alberta based blogs might have to offer? Check out these blogs to find more great crafting content:

Be sure to swing by the Sew Sisters Blog today as well to check out the full list of blog hop hosts, as well as a chance to win another prize from one of our lovely Blogathon Canada sponsors, Northcott Fabrics!

283 comments:

I like to use Charm Squares as a basis for Half-Square Triangles. I just finished a quilt using Charm Squares and Jelly Roll Strips with the blocks set on-point. I'm just getting ready to bind it. The pre-cuts do make life simpler...Blogathon Canada is wonderful!

I have just finished my 1st charm square quilt, with a set of Moda Rite of Spring charms. I am not close to a quilt store so don't have opportunity to buy them, For this quilt I sewed 9 patches, cut them in half both ways, and sewed them back together, I didn't love the fabric design but do love the quilt.

Lovely projects :) Some of I've seen in past blog posts and I love the Cat Nap Bag! Did you create that pattern? I use Charm squares for baby quilts typically but I just finished up some star blocks with various colours of charm squares and love that. There's just so many possibilities with Charm squares. I cut a lot of my own charm squares with my scraps so I have a stack to choose from :)

Hi There, and thanks for hosting the blogathon. I am always puzzled when comes time to use pre-cuts, but I think my next charm project will be to pair with a solid, and make a bunch of HST which I will then turn into a small-baby quilt, or perhaps I will add some solid squares and borders to make the quilt bigger.

Thanks for hosting.... I always have high hopes for making something with pre-cuts but like "good/favourite" fabric I find it hard to "cut into".... I guess I would have to say my favorite thn to do with pre cuts is to touch them.... Flip through all that pretty ..... Dream up what I'll do with them lol

My favorite way to use a charm pack is to split it up among projects. They're great for whipping up zippy pouches or mixing up among different quilts. Thanks for the chance to win! I enjoyed getting to know you both a little better and seeing some of your lovely finishes.

I would love a chance to win a pack of Tula's new charms. I like to mix and match different designers and use them to make scrappy panels for bags and pouches. Next on my to-do list is to start planning the panels for a sew-together bag. Your catnap bag above is such an inspiration.

I love to use charm squares for quilts and table toppers. I'm especially having fun with HST designs right now -- there are so many to play with (I especially like the star patterns).debiscfc@yahoo.com

Thanks for this opportunity to win the Moon Shine charm pack and aurifil thread. I make a lot of bags with charm packs for my 4 grandsons to give their teachers either at the holidays or end of year.This would make a fabulous bag!

Love your dresses. I wish I could make them. I haven't used a charm pack, even though I have bought a couple and they sit in my stash. I do want to try making a bag and I think charm packs are the way to go. I also would use them for table runners, toppers, etc.

I am very new at this. I am a 48 yr old disabled nurse from Michigan. I am hoping to win this package because I can't afford to by fabric right now and quilting is the only thing keeping me going at this point. My email address is sonjasmith76@yahoo.com. If anyone has any material or tools they would like to donate please email me me. I would be forever grateful!!!!! God bless

I love Tula Pink! I usually buy charms these days and enter charm swaps because I like having the squares already cut. I use them in HST quilts and there's already so much trimming involved with that that any reduction in cutting is welcome. ;) Thank you so much for including the link to my blog (Daydreams of Quilts) and for hosting for Alberta.

I am seriously loving that sew together bag! It is just lovely. I've made a scrappy version and think the pattern is so versatile. Charm squares are great for baby quilts, half square triangles, sew and slice. Tula Pink is one of my favorite designers. Thanks for the chance to win.Ramonarpsandbag at gmail .com

I actually have not made anything using charm packs yet.. bu there are so many great projects out there. I absolutely love the dress you posted (who doesn't love a dress with pockets?!) it's on my to make list!

I have trouble with the pre-cuts; designing to use them all but have enough for the project. But, they are all so appealing. Currently my favourite way to use charm squares is to admire them on the design wall as I design away in EQ.

Love the versatility of charm squares. Recently I've made multiple pillows, cutting my 5" into four 2.5 inch squares, or sandwiching two together and splicing into 1/4 square triangles. Mostly I love to chain piece charm squares for future quick projects, like your sew together bag, totes, mini purses for my quilt friends, pincushions. Thanks for partaking in the Blogathon...I've made so many new acquaintances in Canada. What a blessing!

so far I have only used Charm Squares to make two Disappearing 9 Patch quilts, and a HST quilt. Loooove them!!! :) Get so much variety, without spending alot...& fun to just see them on your shelf waiting for you!!!! :)

I'm visiting from the USA...and I love charm squares. I love that I get to see all the fabric in a collection with one relatively small investment...and they end up in quilts & scarves & table runners...oh...and pillows, too. Your blog is wonderful. Thanks for the chance to win.

I'm just north of you in Olds. Currently, I'm using charm squares as the centre of my QAYG blocks for the king size quilt I'm piecing, sewing and quilting by hand. Tula sure would look good there! Thanks for entering me in your giveaway

So far, my favorite charm square project has been a fun tote bag from Fairly Merry's blog. I'm currently making one for each of my two nieces as Christmas gifts. I love the scrappy, yet coordinated, look a charm pack gives.

I like to use charm squares for patterns like the disappearing 9 patch pattern- makes it easy peasy to do..I am also an Alberta girl from Edmonton and have quilted and blogged for a while now- though my blogging is more intermittent than regular these days. Perhaps I will return to it- sometimes life gets into the way.. LOLThanks for hosting the blog hop and I am going to check out some of the other Alberta blogs..Regards,Anna

So many beautiful things here, love your African Wax Print Quilt. Favourite way to use charms is actually just laying them out and sewing together to get one lovely quick little quilt, sometimes a touch of applique on top is nice. Would love to win this charm pack.